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'''Thomas Narten''' is an Engineer at [[IBM]]. He has worked for IBM since 1995 and has been involved in networking for 20 years.<ref>[http://www.linkedin.com/pub/thomas-narten/a/74a/b51 linkedin.com]</ref>

'''Thomas Narten''' is a Senior Software Engineer at [[IBM]].<ref>[http://www.stanford.edu/group/gender/ResearchPrograms/DualCareer/Solo%20Hire.pdf stanford.edu]</ref> He has been working for IBM since 1995.<ref>[http://www.icann.org/en/biog/narten.html icann.org]</ref> He was a Non-Voting Member of the [[ICANN Board]] from 2005 to 2013, where he represented the [[IETF]].<ref>[http://www.icann.org/en/general/board.html Board, ICANN.org]</ref>

=== Education ===

He holds a Ph.D. in Computer Science from Purdue University.<ref>[http://www.stanford.edu/group/gender/ResearchPrograms/DualCareer/Solo%20Hire.pdf stanford.edu]</ref>

===Conflicts of Interest===

COI on the [[ICANN Board]] has been a hot topic in recent years, especially in 2011, when a substantial policy on the matter was finally introduced. Despite the fact that Mr. Narten is a non-voting member, he still has excused himself from discussing and influencing some votes related to [[New gTLD Program|new gTLDs]].<ref>[http://domainincite.com/seven-icann-directors-have-new-gtld-conflicts/ Seven ICANn Directors Have New gTLD Conflicts, DomainIncite.com]</ref>

=== Career History ===

== Career History ==

He has been an active contributor in the [[IETF]] since 1995, co-authoring 10 [[RFC]]'s, which includes [[IPv6]] specifications. He was an IEFT Area Director for the Internet from 1997 to 2005.<ref>[http://www.icann.org/en/general/board.html icann.org]</ref>

Narten has been an active contributor in the [[IETF]] since 1995, co-authoring 10 [[RFC]]'s, which include [[IPv6]] specifications. He was an IEFT Area Director for the Internet from 1997 to 2005. He has been a participant in the establishment of IPv6 address policy in the [[RIR]] community since 2001. He also helped in developing RFC 3177, "[[IAB]]/[[IESG]] Recommmendations on IPv6 Address Allocations to Sites," which served as input to the RIR discussions. He takes part in the public policy discussions in the [[APNIC]], [[ARIN]] and [[RIPE]] regions. Thomas was a major participant in the process that produced the globally coordinated IPv6 address policy adopted by each of the RIRs in 2002.<ref>[http://www.icann.org/en/biog/narten.html icann.org]</ref>

 

He has been a participant in the establishment of IPv6 address policy in the [[RIR]] community since 2001. He also helped in developing RFC 3177, "[[IAB]]/[[IESG]] Recommmendations on IPv6 Address Allocations to Sites," which served as input to the RIR discussions. He takes part in the public policy discussions in the [[APNIC]], [[ARIN]] and [[RIPE]] regions. He was a major participant in the process that produced the globally-coordinated IPv6 address policy adopted by each of the RIRs in 2002.

 

He was on the faculty of the Computer Science Department at SUNY-Albany before he joined IBM.<ref>[http://www.icann.org/en/biog/narten.html icann.org]</ref>

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